| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| idyllic |
charmingly simple and natural, as a scene or experience; suggestive of peaceful countryside. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| laconic |
using very few words; succinct; terse. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| misfeasance |
a normally lawful act performed in an unlawful way. |
| oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
| panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| remonstrate |
to say in opposition, protest, or objection. |